One of the IGDA game accessibility SIG’s current activities is to revisit the content and structure of this website, to ensure it is as useful as it can be for as many people as people. As part of that work…
The IGDA Gaming and Disability Scholarship Sponsored by Microsoft
IGDA-GASIG and Microsoft are pleased to announce a $5,000 USD scholarship towards university tuition costs, aimed at supporting the entry of developers with disabilities into the games industry. The scholarship will be awarded to one student who is enrolled or…
IGDA GA-SIG Track at ArtsIT Conference!
I’m very happy to announce that we will have a Special IGDA GA-SIG track in collaboration with IFIP at the ArtsIT conference in Greece! See the call for papers here It has not yet been published on the conference website but…
GDC 2017 Roundtable Notes
Below are the notes from the 2017 GASIG GDC round table. In line with the general feel of GDC this year there was an uptick both in attendance and in the level of AAA representation. Record attendance, lots of both…
Completed Actions in 2016
We have made progress on several actions, some are now complete, some ongoing while others remain to do. Here is a compilation of all current actions and the status of each. Advocate for greater accessibility at GDC/Moscone Status: complete Discussions…
Accessibility Highlights of 2016
Update: this has been reposted on Gamasutra 2016 has been a hugely significant year for accessibility in game development. The following is a compilation of articles, news stories and advances from throughout the year. Many are news stories shared on…
GA Workshop
Please consider joining this academic workshop about game accessibility http://cedric.cnam.fr/~dupirej/IFIP-WG14.9/WAG.html Best regards, Thomas W.
Global Accessibility Awareness Day
24 hours of free online accessibility talks for Global Accessibility Awareness Day Includes three on accessibility in gaming: http://www.inclusivedesign24.org/ (Thanks Ian)
GDC 2016 Roundtable Meeting Notes
As promised, here are Game Accessibility resources and meeting notes from our roundtable discussion at GDC 2016. Please note that this is a slightly updated version of the content that was posted on our mailing list a few days ago,…
Accessibility Sessions @ GDC Vault
All of the accessibility sessions are up on GDC vault now, most of which have been made freely available without subscription. Great selection of topics and record attendance too. http://ian-hamilton.com/gdc16s-accessibility-sessions/ Thanks Ian!